When Daisy Ridley's next Star Wars movie arrives in theaters, it will have been at least 7 or 8 years since The Rise of Skywalker was released. However, the events of this "New Jedi Order" story take place 15 years after Episode IX, meaning a great deal will have changed in Rey's life.
While Rey will now have her own Jedi pupils as Luke Skywalker once did before her, Ridley tells Deadline (via SFFGazette.com) that she doesn't expect the hero to be raising any children who will continue the "Skywalker" (Palpatine?) bloodline.
"I would say she probably doesn’t have children seeing she’s a Jedi," Ridley tells the trade, suggesting romance could be off the table for Rey.
As for what she's been told about the movie, the actress added, "Literally what I know is what was announced last year, I’m waiting to read a script. I know bits and bobs. I know there’s an introduction of new characters."
She also confirmed, "I don’t know about previous characters."
Could those new characters be the Star Wars franchise's next leads? That remains to be seen, though it's been widely theorised that this movie is essentially Episode X, and the beginning of the next sequel trilogy (Lucasfilm was once said to be looking for Black male and female leads).
"The short answer is I don’t know. I’m excited to do the job, but not because Sharmeen [Obaid-Chinoy] is a woman," Ridley said earlier this year about working with a female director for her Star Wars return. "Her documentaries are amazing. Her idea for the story is cool as sh*t. No spoilers, but she gave me a rundown of the entire story. If it weren’t amazing, I would have been like, 'OK, call me in five years.' But it’s worthwhile."
As for whether she'll find it odd making a Star Wars movie without fellow sequel trilogy co-stars Adam Driver, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, the actress added, "No, because I don’t know what is what or who is who [in the new movie]. So much has happened for me [since the Skywalker saga]. I feel like a grown-up now. When I first started, I was, like, 20. I was the youngest on set."
"It took me the first two 'Star Wars' films to feel worthy of being there," Ridley continued. "Now I’m in my 30s. The whole thing feels quite different. I’ve been able to work with other filmmakers, and hopefully, I’ve got better as a performer."
Ms. Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be at the helm and, as noted, Ridley will reprise her role as Rey, now a Jedi Master looking to create a new Jedi Order while attempting to combat the dark forces that rise up to stop her. What those are remains to be seen.
Hopefully, we'll have more to share with you on this one soon.